Tag: back pain

Do you mount from the ground?

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I’ll admit it. I don’t mount from the ground any more unless it is absolutely necessary. Even then, I will position my horse down hill or seek out a stump or stone wall. Why don’t I? Since I had rotator cuff tendonitis, any pulling on that arm leaves me hurting for several hours/days and I’m […]

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The Horse as Healer: Study Shows Riding Reduces Back Pain

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Here’s an interesting study that gives you another reason to ride (just in case you need another way to justify it). Riding helps reduce back pain. A total of 24 patients, considerably disabled in daily activities by back pain, participated in an Equine Assisted Therapy (EAT) programme. The patients also had several health problems in […]

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